The Internet Is Going NUTS Over This Spanish Wrestling Match

by Michael Sidgwick
A Kid Moonsault
White Wolf Wrestling

The finish itself is incredible. Sabre is on his last legs. Kid is finally in a position to put him down—but not before Sabre recovers to cave his chest in with a pair of squelching Penalty Kicks. Kid in response scrapes Sabre’s face off with a Superkick. After a top rope Spanish Fly, one of very few high spots in a match restrained in its shoot-style realism, Kid picks up the win—and, you have to expect, a spate of international bookings.

This pulsating, massively dramatic spectacle was almost annoying. Here is yet another pro wrestling company offering amazing action you are now compelled to keep track of. Your other hobbies can wait.

This wasn’t just a magical pro wrestling match, in and of itself: the mere fact that it exists means, theoretically, that there’s an amazing wrestling company in Italy, or Africa, waiting to be discovered. That’s not mere theory. Will Ospreay raves about the scene in Australia, in which he has starred over the last two years. Ospreay himself has in part elevated Ireland’s OTT Wrestling to international recognition through incredible battles with Matt Riddle and WALTER.

This match took place on April 14, 2018. It was uploaded to YouTube on August 6, 2018, months before it became a (modest) viral hit. Its brilliance was lurking in plain sight, and there’s a message lurking alongside it.

Great wrestling is everywhere in 2018. The only barrier left to break is your perception.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!